[20] Other property, plant, and equipment

The changes in the carrying amounts of other property, plant, and equipment are shown in the following table:

Other property, plant and equipment
in € million	Land and buildings	Plant & machinery and office furniture & equipment	Advances paid and assets under construction	Total
Balance as at Jan. 1, 2019	625.5	382.0	70.3	1,077.8
Group changes	4.8	1.0	–	5.8
Currency translation adjustments	6.4	2.6	0.2	9.2
Additions	135.2	157.3	76.6	369.0
Disposals	–12.3	–7.5	–0.1	–19.9
Depreciation	–73.6	–130.9	–	–204.5
Impairment	–0.1	–1.1	–	–1.2
Reclassification	15.6	37.9	–53.6	–

Balance as at Dec. 31, 2019	701.6	441.3	93.5	1,236.3
Gross carrying amount as at Dec. 31, 2019	1,354.3	1,329.8	93.5	2,777.6
Accumulated depreciation	–652.7	–888.5	–	–1,541.3

Balance as at Jan. 1, 2020	701.6	441.3	93.5	1,236.3
Group changes	15.2	2.4	–	17.6
Currency translation adjustments	–18.8	–7.1	–2.7	–28.6
Additions	131.1	140.1	85.6	356.7
Disposals	–17.0	–5.6	–1.2	–23.8
Depreciation	–83.1	–145.0	–	–228.1
Impairment	–10.5	–3.1	–	–13.6
Reclassification	6.0	69.4	–75.4	–

Balance as at Dec. 31, 2020	724.5	492.4	99.8	1,316.6
Gross carrying amount as at Dec. 31, 2020	1,439.9	1,439.4	99.8	2,979.0
Accumulated depreciation	–715.4	–947.0	–	–1,662.4

Land and buildings in the amount of €18.3 million (December 31, 2019: €18.3 million) were largely pledged as collateral for accrued retirement benefits under partial retirement agreements.

Other property, plant, and equipment included a figure of €492.5 million for right-of-use assets related to procurement leases (December 31, 2019: €452.7 million). Of this figure, €375.0 million was attributable to land and buildings (December 31, 2019: €325.9 million) and €117.5 million to plant & machinery and office furniture & equipment (December 31, 2019: €126.8 million). The increase in right-of-use assets attributable to land and buildings was primarily due to property leases in connection with the expansion of the production site in Stříbro in the Czech Republic and the construction of an additional plant for counterbalance trucks in Jinan in eastern China, and to the acquisition of the UK software company DAI.

Within the impairment losses recognized in the reporting year, a figure of €13.6 million related to property, plant, and equipment used by specific customers in the Supply Chain Solutions segment. This was attributable to a deterioration in profit forecasts for the underlying customer business.

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Other property, plant and equipment: thereof right-of-use assets
in € million	Land and buildings	Plant & machinery and office furniture & equipment	Total
Balance as at Jan. 1, 2019	276.4	114.3	390.7
Group changes	4.6	0.2	4.8
Currency translation adjustments	3.5	0.8	4.3
Additions	107.2	73.6	180.8
Disposals	–11.8	–3.8	–15.5
Depreciation	–53.9	–58.4	–112.3
Impairment	–0.1	–	–0.1

Balance as at Dec. 31, 2019	325.9	126.8	452.7
Gross carrying amount as at Dec. 31, 2019	568.0	243.3	811.4
Accumulated depreciation	–242.2	–116.5	–358.7

Balance as at Jan. 1, 2020	325.9	126.8	452.7
Group changes	15.2	–	15.2
Currency translation adjustments	–9.3	–1.5	–10.8
Additions	121.5	56.0	177.5
Disposals	–15.8	–5.0	–20.9
Depreciation	–62.4	–58.7	–121.1

Balance as at Dec. 31, 2020	375.0	117.5	492.5
Gross carrying amount as at Dec. 31, 2020	658.0	243.4	901.4
Accumulated depreciation	–283.0	–125.9	–408.9

The expense recognized in 2020 for procurement leases with a term of up to twelve months came to €18.5 million (2019: €20.4 million); the expense for procurement leases that relate to low-value assets was €9.1 million (2019: €10.0 million).

There were also obligations arising from short-term procurement leases that already existed as at December 31, 2020 but will be recognized as expenses in 2021 in an amount of €1.4 million (December 31, 2019: €1.9 million) and nominal obligations of €18.4 million (December 31, 2019: €44.4 million) resulting from procurement leases that already exist but have not yet started.

[20] Other property, plant, and equipment

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